Nashville’s outstanding kindie-jazz outfit Coal Train Railroad needs your help. Singer Katy Bowser is all set to have child #1 and the band is all set to make their Big Apple debut (at Lincoln Center, of all places!). To make those fabulous things gel, the band has initiated a Kickstarter […]
THE BABY GRANDS “THE BABY GRANDS II” The Sound: Low Country alt rock. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: The Terrible Twos, Ralph’s World Best Moments: “Pounding Heart” is what The Avett Brothers “Kick Drum Heart” might sound like funneled through Blues Traveler, then customized for a climactic scene in […]
When selecting a gift for a preschooler, kindergartner or grade school-age kid, I’d like to think that you couldn’t go wrong with anything I’ve featured here on OWTK (especially the music). That said, below are some choice 2010 holiday gift options for young children, divided into 4 1/2 sections. MUSIC […]
An English Royal Wedding. It hasn’t happened in 3 decades, and when it does next summer, OWTK will be watching. Now, we remain firmly anti-reality TV/celebrity gawking, and the royal family in general continues to interest me not, but the Prince William nuptials will show my girls (all young girls, […]
The Mouse didn’t say a word. She didn’t need to. I saw the ‘you’re-a-loser-daddy’ look on her face as she gazed across the table at the 10″ tall foam witch complete with broomstick and cauldron. The PlayFoam witch maker gave me similar eyes as she planted her flag atop Awesome […]
New Orleans is on the table as a possible destination for OWTK’s 2011 Spring Break getaway, but I sure as heck wouldn’t mind heading down to the Bayou sooner – say, mid-January. Now, thanks to Clorox, we all have a shot to flee the winter cold, stroll the French Quarter […]
Another Minneapolis kindie band, another amazing song, another great new video. The Bazillions deliver an eye-catching, paper-mache animated video for “Super Sonic Rocket Bike”, the standout track from their debut album “Rock-n-Roll Recess”. This tune (and the rest of the CD) is pitch-perfect twangy indie pop rock a la Matthew […]
Things I’ve learned from this video: The Okee Dokee Brothers should never perform seated. Their necks are WAY more flexible than mine. I’m taking two Advil for them, and watching this one again. Gosh, I adore this song. Enjoy “Lucy and Tighty” by The Okee Dokee Brothers:
